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System Failed VGA Test

Phugga

Posted 27 April 2008 - 07:29 AM

Phugga

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Hello! Well quite a long time ago, I began receiving error messages which said "System Failed VGA Test" from a computer voice, often when I start up my computer. The screen is blank, and I cannot view anything on my monitor, though I hear Windows start up in the background. I have tried restarting, and it sometimes restarts successfully, Saying "updated ESCD successfully", and I may be able to use my computer, while other times, I would see Windows boot up, then the screen would flicker on and off, and then it would go blank, and I would have to restart again.

I thought it would be my video card, because it would work for a period of time after i adjusted it a bit. I have tried installing new drivers, but for some reason or other, it seems my monitor (or video card, I forget which) was never compatible with Windows! (My monitor is Diamond View DV158)

Please help me resolve this problem, it has caused me extreme frustration over these few days.